From the 10-cent bin
Who knew coins could be found with garden related images? I found these a couple of weeks ago, carnations and iris and birds, butterflies, leaves and grain and a woman planting.... and a dragon to watch over them all.

Thanksgiving Greetings
Here's another of those lovely old postcards from Aunt Vera's book from last Christmas... I like the combination of the two holidays (and the black kitty of course, as I've just lost my Minnie.) Hoping everyone has a good Thanksgiving! I am realizing I have much to be thankful for, even amidst all my loss... good friends, wonderful place to live, lovely memories... and new friends and memories

Chickadee Presents
If you've read me at all, you know I love Chickadees, and that they are special to me since I was a little girl.  Today I received two lovely Chickadee presents, and have to show them off right away.   and Gorgeous, aren't they? I've been needing to print new business cards, and ...ooh, how pretty! Thanks, Lez!

Craft Faire Craze
If it's November or December, it means craft fairs & Festivals every weekend, or nearly so.  I'm doing three such weekends this year; the Cow Creek Crafters this weekend, down canyon from me in the firehall; my own Holiday Market (the one I organize for our Farmers Market) in town, and the Waldorf School one in Sandpoint. Soaps, lip balms, sachets, creams, jellies, vanilla sugar, rosemary plants,

Soaping Again
Finally getting back into the swing of things... my recent soap binge includes an Espresso kitchen scrub bar, red apple with Kootenai valley apple cider, lovely lemon (lemon eo, lemon peel wax, a touch of litsea), and Evergreen, a mix of conifer oils and a swirl of green.  Coming up: rose, patchouli-rose, lavender garden, jasmine (with pure jasmine wax), rosemary-orange and a winter version of